Correlation between age at neutering and age at onset of hyperadrenocorticism in ferrets

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 216, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 195-197

  Shoemaker, Nico J ^a   Schuurmans, Marielle ^a   Moorman, Hanneke ^b   Lumeij, J T ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS FURO;

ADRENAL CORTEX HYPERFUNCTION; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; FEMALE; FERRET; MALE; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADRENOCORTICAL HYPERFUNCTION; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; FEMALE; FERRETS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034649867     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2000.216.195     Document Type: Article

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